STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

12/27/2020 ~ God Upon Us

🌈   GodUponUsAM.mp3 (34m 29s)   GodUponUs.pptx Darkness longs for half a shadow. God endures His presence though we cast off knowledge of Him. We were made to reflect the qualities of God. Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; ... ~ Genesis 16:13 God sees all, and has given us all the vision of forever, laid before each of us. ... Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. ~ Genesis 17:1 God does not answer to us, as we are His creation, and He seeks those becoming in the image that He is. "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." ~ Revelation 1:8 From beginning to end, God encompasses all reality unseen or knowable to those in His creation. His magnificence is beyond measure. "... says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.'" ~ Isaiah 44:6 God is singular in His multifaceted self. ... And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" ~ Exodus 3:13-14 God needs no utterable name to be that He is. Time is His creation waiting for souls to acknowledge His presence in the liberty He has given. ... This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'" ~ Exodus 3:15 Humble hearts are the only ones able to feel the magnitude of God. Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." ~ John 8:58 Jesus, the great explainer, showed how each of us maintains I AM. In His Spirit we live. ... Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel (Literally God-With-Us). ~ Isaiah 7:14 Across the ages, His coming is of the most significant, in knowing God, and His reasons for life in His creation. ... bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." ~ Matthew 1:23 The robes of truth extend well past our perception, to see the whole of it all. The future is predicated on the past which is exacted by the present. ... And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. ~ Isaiah 9:6 To earth a prince has arrived offering salvation to all who believe. "... And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." ~ Matthew 1:21 The Son of God owns all hearts under His care. His light is the beacon of life welling up from love’s radiance itself. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. ~ Deuteronomy 32:4 What is real cannot be exchanged for lies   A God of truth            ⮡  Without injustice                              ↓                    He is the Rock               His work is perfect           All His ways are justice        Righteous and upright is He   God determines reality for the benefit of all, in the solid truth of His creation. His will holds us tightly in His plan of unity to come to His love. "... judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom." ~ Daniel 7:22 God desires we live in harmony with what He has provided without refusing the gifts He has given. "He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David." ~ Luke 1:32 Due to our disobedience, it was necessary for God to take tangible, physical, identifiable form, to clarify His preeminence; a call to return. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ~ John 1:1 God’s word reigns supreme. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. ~ Revelation 19:13 Truth has the measure of judgment in relation to His heart of light’s life. His robe is an act of honor and sacrifice. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. ~ Revelation 19:16 There is no battle where God has not prevailed, though death consumes the flesh. His call is a rise to life from the death of sin ... "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." ~ John 8:12 Make no mistake, God wills all to return to His light of love which supplies eternal life. "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep." ~ John 10:11 God has no desire to let go of that which He created to have an equal appreciation of life shared. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" ~ John 1:29 Jesus, God Himself, sacrificed His life so we may know the purpose of why we are, and how to live under the hail of His love. ... and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. ~ 1st Peter 5:4 Dripped in glory, His care for each of us is incomparable across all essence. Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live." ~ John 11:25 To live forever, one has to believe in the God that offers it. "... I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star." ~ Revelation 22:16 Many occurrences of God touch the truth we all have the pleasure of coming to know. ... Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed ... ~ Revelation 5:5 Each mortal heart yearns for a message of salvation. The story, and exchange, told in His word gives us one truth, loudly heard above the silence of acquiescence. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ~ Colossians 1:15 An entrance to eternity has been established by God for all those who wish to come to His will and nature. And so it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. ~ 1st Corinthians 15:45 For us to live, God has made it clear to all young and old, wise and ignorant, He is the one we need to come to. ... does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. ~ 2nd John 1:9 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. ~ 1st Timothy 2:5 To welcome His coming, salvation rests upon His truth, and His defense, of each soul who believes. Confessing to God lifts a soul closer to the truth ● God sees all where nothing is hidden ● The Lord above is God Almighty the great I AM ● There is no other God besides the Lord of hosts ● Jesus, before Abraham, sits on David’s throne ● A virgin birth of Immanuel (God with us) ● The Son of God’s name is Jesus ● God is truth without injustice; Righteous & upright ● Jesus is the light of the world; the word of God ● Jesus is the good shepherd offering crowns of glory   ● Jesus is the resurrection and life to who believe ● Jesus is the firstborn over all creation ● Jesus is a life-giving spirit ● Jesus is the only mediator between God and men God will always be there for those that truly love Him. Darkness remains condemning all the careless.